(Further research/assistance required please)
Mission: ?
Date: 30/31st August 1943
Time: ?
Unit: No. 162 Squadron R.A.F.V.R.
Type: Wellington 1C
Serial No: ?
Code: ?
Base: ?
Location: Mediterranean Sea
Pilot: ?
Observer: ?
W/O - A/G: Sgt. Cyril Mitchell Veale R.A.F.V.R. 1334963 Age; 21 Killed
W/O - A/G: Sgt. James Williamson Stuart Anderson R.A.F.V.R. 1552291 Age; 22 Killed
A/G: ?
Photographs and information kindly submitted by Peter Mudie on behalf of his wife who is Cyril's niece. We are waiting for further information on this loss and it's crew from our researchers but decided to start this page of honour for Peter.
Reason For Loss:
No further details are available at time of publication but the aircraft is known to have come down in the sea and as these are the only two crew members from 162 Squadron in El Alemein cemetery then either the remainder of the crew were lost at sea or that they are buried as unknown. The Air Force panels commemorate more than 3,000 airman of the commonwealth as missing. A further 815 are buried as unknown.
No 162 Squadron was formed at Kabrit, Egypt, on 4th January 1942, and was primarily employed on radio jamming and bomber support in the Middle East and Levant using - in the main - Wellington aircraft, before being disbanded on 25th September 1944.
Crew of this flight with Cyril shown as back row middle - can you assist identification of the others?
Sgt. Cyril Mitchell Veale shown on the left and above.
Cyril shown front row right - Identification required for other crew members - can you assist us - and his family?
Burial Details:
Buried at El Alemein War Cemetery:
Sgt Cyril Mitchell Veale, XX1X. J.22.
Adopted by George Veale and his wife Elizabeth (nee Evans)
Sgt. James Williamson Stuart Anderson. XX1X. J.14
Son of Alexander and Mary Dalrymple Stuart Anderson , of Kirkaldy Fife.
